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Melanie Pinola is a freelance writer covering all things tech-related. A former IT admin and occasional web developer, she is also a Lifehacker editor, PCWorld contributor, and the Guide to Mobile Office Tech at About.com.

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How to download all your Instagram photos (for backup or if you want to cancel your account)

Posted Dec 18, 2012 - 08:25 pm

Popular photo-sharing and filter-adding site Instagram (owned by Facebook) is getting a lot of heat for its recent terms of service changes, one of which means your photo(s) could be sold for or used in advertisements.
This free site could teach you a new language more effectively than a college class or Rosetta Stone

Posted Jan 28, 2013 - 12:14 pm

You could start speaking Spanish in about half the time it'd take to learn with Rosetta Stone. Best of all, Duolingo is free.
Deal alert: Get 3 months of Flickr Pro for free

Posted Dec 24, 2012 - 03:45 pm

A holiday present from Flickr to you: unlimited photo and video uploads for the next three months
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Twitter on password security

Posted Feb 21, 2013 - 01:13 pm

With more major brands getting hacked on Twitter, the social network offers up password security advice. But it's not enough.
Quick tip: Get to your most important emails and files with one naming trick

Posted Oct 17, 2012 - 02:15 pm

Do you find yourself often using the same folders, email labels, bookmarks and so on? If you use a naming convention that includes symbols, such as a dash (-), or numbers at the beginning, you can quickly pin those items to the top of an alphabetically sorted list for easier access.

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